Answers to parents’ common questions: Flu vaccine 101

Break out the tissues – it’s flu season! Day care facilities and classrooms will soon be filled with sick children performing the music of cough cough, sneeze sneeze, achoo!

So how do you keep your children safe from the common cold and flu this winter?

For the common cold, there’s no magic pill. The best prevention is simply frequent hand washing along with plenty of sleep, exercise and a healthy diet.

To avoid the flu, there’s a less time-consuming but very effective answer: the flu vaccine.

Read the rest of this article on TodayMoms.